HOW SHOULD I USE WIKIPEDIA? Wikipedia is a "wiki." That means that anyone can add or modify the information in the articles found there. Information in Wikipedia can be out of date, incorrect, or biased; some of the information is good; some of it is bad.
So, how can you use Wikipedia?
Read Wikipedia articles to give yourself background knowledge on a topic
Use keywords you find in Wikipedia articles when you search in databases or on the Internet.
Click on the citations, references, and external links at the bottom of Wikipedia articles to find original source informationthat is documented.
DO NOT USEWikipedia as a source for any paper submitted for school.
Wikipedia is a "wiki." That means that anyone can add or modify the information in the articles found there. Information in Wikipedia can be out of date, incorrect, or biased; some of the information is good; some of it is bad.
So, how can you use Wikipedia?
Wikipedia Explains Academic Use
Lindsey, D. "Evaluating the quality control of Wikipedia's feature articles." First Monday 15:4, April 2010 http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2721/2482